Speakers announced for ABWA WNY's women's leadership conference

by jmaloni

Mon, Oct 8th 2012 07:00 am

Lisa Oz

Lineup
includes eight local leadership experts along with keynote speaker
Lisa Oz

Some
of Western New York's biggest names in the field of leadership will
pass on their skills and expertise to women from across the region
during Buffalo's first women's leadership conference to be
sponsored by the American Business Women's Association of Western
New York.

"The
New Normal with Lisa Oz" will be held Oct. 18 at the Adam's Mark
Hotel in Buffalo. Tickets for the daylong conference are $129 until
Oct. 17. Walk-in registrants on the day of the conference are welcome
to attend for $149. To register to attend, visit www.abwawny.com.

One
of the featured local experts is Althea Luehrsen, executive director
of Leadership Buffalo.

"As
women leaders, we have much in common," she said. "We have
experienced challenges on the road to success that differ from our
male counterparts. This conference will provide an excellent
opportunity to share these experiences and celebrate our successes
with each other so that we can continue to learn and grow."

The
keynote speaker is Lisa Oz, who will speak at length on how to build
strong and lasting relationships in one's personal and professional
life. Her presentation will take conference attendees on a
transformational journey as she explores the three relationships that
matter most: with the self, with others, and with the divine.

Besides
the keynote presentation, the conference features eight local
leadership experts who will conduct professional development sessions
throughout the day:

Mary
Anne Cappellino, wellness director at the Buffalo Athletic Club -
"5 Steps to Get Better Than Ever"

Michael
Cardus, principal consultant of Create-Learning Team Building &
Leadership Inc. - "The Demystification of Leadership - An
interactive examination of what leadership is and how you can
leverage your skills and competencies to improve your organization,
team and self"

"While the conference draws a cross-section of
women from a variety of backgrounds and businesses, the common theme
is how we can continue to improve and grow, whether it is learning
about strategies to protect our assets, determining one small change
to make each month or in networking with one another. Every business
woman will come away from this conference energized," she said.

According to Cardus, the New Normal is a return to
exploring the beliefs and theories of work and "what motivates
people to follow leaders and move together cooperatively with
enthusiasm to achieve a shared goal."

Cardus will speak about the demystification of
leadership during his professional development session at the
conference.

"The New Normal is a system that drives
behaviors. If you are seeing outcomes that you don't want then we
must examine the system that created that behavior. This will force
you to face what you believe versus evidence, and one of those has to
win," he said.